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Car bomb attacks rock Libya’s Tripoli, no casualties reported

Sep 08, 2016

Two simultaneous car bomb attacks took place Thursday morning, exactly around 9:00 am, in Tripoli.Sources said the first car bomb exploded near Foreign Ministry building in Zawiyat Al-Dahmany, Tripoli, while the second blasted under…

Apple unveils iPhone 7 ditching headphones socket

Sep 08, 2016

The iPhone 7 will not have a traditional headphone socket. Apple said its lightning connector could be used instead, which would make room for other components. It will also promote the use of wireless earphones, and has released a set…

Body of Libyan national executed in Iraq arrives in Derna

Sep 08, 2016

The body of Adel Al-Shallali, a Libyan national who was executed in Baghdad, Iraq, arrived in Labreg airport coming on board Libyan Airlines flight from Amman, Jordan.Sources from the hometown of the executed person, Derna, said…

The Presidential Council’s order to appoint a temporary committee to manage the Libyan Investment…

Sep 08, 2016

The Presidential Council recently issued an order to establish a temporary Steering Committee to manage the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA).The motive behind the decision seems sincere – to unite the leadership of our nation’s …

Libyan forces are close to eliminating IS from whole Sirte

Sep 08, 2016

U.S.-backed Libyan forces are close to vanquishing Islamic State from its last holdouts in the city of Sirte, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Wednesday.Carter said forces aligned with Libya's U.N.-backed government, who…

Egyptian MP rejects tougher penalties on FGM practitioners, says half Egyptian males…

Sep 07, 2016

An Egyptian MP has stirred controversy after rejecting tougher penalties for those who force women into genital mutilation (FGM), saying half of the country's men "are impotent".Parliament last week approved longer jail terms…

Turkey and US prepared to drive IS militants out of Raqqa, Syria

Sep 07, 2016

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suggested he and the US are ready to drive so-called Islamic State (IS) from its Syrian stronghold of Raqqa.Mr Erdogan said US counterpart Barack Obama floated the idea of joint action…

Four Dignity Operation fighters killed in landmine blast in western Derna

Sep 07, 2016

Derna Shura Council media office has reported that 4 fighters from the Dignity Operation forces led by Khalifa Haftar in a landmine blast in Daher Hamar front line, western Derna.The media office also said Wednesday evening that…

Donald Trump says IS has taken over oil ports in Libya

Sep 07, 2016

Donald Trump said again on Tuesday that the Islamic State has "taken over" oil supplies in Libya, though the terror group appears never to have controlled the country's oil nor had the ability to profit from it.A fighter of the…

Tunisia proposes a Pan-Arab initiative to resolve Libya’s crisis

Sep 07, 2016

Tunisia's ambassador in the Arab League, Najib Al-Munif, proposed an initiative at the end of the 146th Arab League summit that aims to boost the Arab League's role in resolving the Libyan political crisis by sending in a ministerial…

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